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Put The Load Right On Me

Our Mover and Shaker of the Year got nothing but grief for saving capitalism.

By G.D. Gearino

For all its commitment to facts and truthfulness, the writing of history always proves to be more art than science. Whatever version of past events you read today may be superseded by, and dramatically differ from, another version tomorrow. There’s an obvious reason for that, of course. Every dawn brings the possibility of new information that changes our understanding of the past.

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Getting Back To Work

A jobless recovery would affect the state’s largest companies and economy.

By Edward Martin

They moved to Clayton from Indiana two years ago, attracted by, among other things, the region’s strong economy and how the Johnston County town of about 14,000 maintained its village character — a downtown of quaint shops, a drug store established in 1918 — despite growing cul-de-sac developments populated by commuters to Raleigh and Research Triangle Park. But Paula and Richard Schwarze quickly saw changes among their neighbors. “There were quite a few layoffs, and it seems they were long-term, higher-salaried employees — people who had been with companies 20 or 30 years,” she says.

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